“We have leading female principals all over the country, from Harriet Keatley’s huge livestock and property business in Mt Gambier, to Athene Muldrew’s internationally recognised business in Emerald,: Ms Douglas said.

Chief executive officer of Ray White Rural and Livestock, Stephen Nell, said that female rural agents were being rated by clients as the best for customer service.

“Eight of the top ten of our highest rated rural agents by clients are women. Sarah Barney and Tahlia Gabrielli in Mt Gambier, Liz Brown in Atherton, Kathy Hohns in Pittsworth, Libby Sharpe in Tenterfield, Joanne Rowe inl Toowoomba, Tammy in Crows Nest and Kate O’Leary in Dorrigo receive more ten out of ten ratings more consistently from the vendors than other agents,” Mr Nell explained.

And that success also translates into more listings and more sales.

“Three of our top five salespeople based on sales across Australia were women at our recent annual awards. Our best rural agent in all of Australia in the last financial year was Dee Braithwaite from Dungog, our second best rural agent is Mary David in Oberon and our fourth best rural agent is Liz Brown in Atherton,” Mr Nell said.

“No longer do you look for the best local ‘bloke’ to sell your farm, you look for the best local agent.”

“I wouldn’t dare to think of where would we be without the women who make up Ray White Rural. They’re reshaping the rural agency space, and all for the better,” he said.